CA2590622C - Identification system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a security element in the form of a flexible, multilayer film body and to an identification system comprising a security element of this type. The security element has a receiving unit (61) for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal (7) containing a specific coding from a verification device, an output unit (66) for outputting an enable signal, and an electronic release system (63, 64, 65) having active and/or passive organic components. The electronic release system (63, 64, 65) checks whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit (66) for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit (61) contains the specific coding.
Description
Identification system The invention relates to an identification system, and to a security element in the form of a flexible, multilayer film body for use in an identification system.
It is known to provide merchandize, articles or security documents with information that can be read out electronically, by means of so-called RFID
transponders (RFID = Radio Frequency Identification).
Usually, such RFID transponders essentially comprise two components, an antenna and a silicon chip. Antenna and silicon chip are mounted on a common carrier substrate and electrically connected to one another by means of contact-connection. The RF carrier (RF - Radio Frequency) transmitted by the base station is fed back to the base station and an item of identification information is modulated onto the fed-back signal.
Furthermore, DE 101 41 440 Cl describes an RFID
transponder constructed - with the exception of the antenna - substantially from organic components.
The carrier signal emitted by a base station is coupled into an antenna resonant circuit of the RFID
transponder and the induced voltage is then rectified.
The rectified voltage supplies a logic IC of the RFID
transponder that drives a modulation transistor. The modulation transistor is driven by the logic IC with a bit sequence representing the identification information, so that the attenuation of the resonant circuit is modulated according to the binary signal.
The antenna's radiating behavior that changes as a result of this is detected by the base station and acquired as response signal of the RFID transponder.
Organic circuits are significantly slower than conventional silicon-based circuits since organic semiconductors generally have lower charge carrier mobility than silicon and organic field effect transistors are based on the principle of charge carrier accumulation rather than on the principle of charge carrier inversion, which results in a lower switching speed in comparison with silicon transistors and a different switching behavior (e.g. unsuitability for AC voltage). This restricts the area of application of electronic circuits composed of organic components and demands novel circuit concepts - in comparison with conventional circuits based on silicon technology.
WO 00/07151 furthermore describes the application of RFID technology for safeguarding valuable documents, for example banknotes, checks, share certificates and the like. The output signal emitted by the RFID
transponder and containing the items of identification information constitutes an authenticity feature and is checked in order to check the authenticity of the security document. The output signal emitted by the RFID transponder when the carrier frequency is coupled in contains e.g. the individual serial number of the security document, which is furthermore also printed on the security document. By checking these two items of information, it is ascertained whether or not the security document is a forgery.
EP 1 134 694 Al likewise describes the application of a transponder to a security document. In this case, too, the transponder serves as a feature for identifying forgeries or for locating the document.
Furthermore WO 03/057501 Al describes applying an electronic circuit to a valuable or security document, at least one element of the electronic circuit being printed onto the valuable or security document. In this case, this imprint can be effected by means of electrically conductive printing inks.
_ 3 -In this case, the electronic circuit has a power sOurce in the form of a printed battery, solar cell or an antenna. The electronic circuit furthermore has an output device, for example an LED.
An apparatus for checking the valuable or security document detects the properties of the field emitted by said output device, compares the properties with predefined properties and thus determines whether or not the valuable or security document is genuine.
In a manner similar to that in the above-described application of an RFID transponder on a security document, an identification signal emitted by the security document is thus checked for the purpose of determining the authenticity of the security document.
In this case, what is disadvantageous about such methods is that checking the authenticity of the security documents can only be carried out with technically complicated apparatuses.
The invention is based on the object of specifying an improved identification system, in particular for identifying the authenticity of security documents.
This object is achieved by a security element in the form of a flexible, multilayer film body, which security element has a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device, an output unit for outputting an enable signal and an electronic release system constructed at least partly from active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured in such a way that it checks whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding. This object is furthermore achieved by an identification system comprising a verification device and at least one security element in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, in which the verification device is provided with a transmitting device for emitting an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding, and the security element has a receiving unit for receiving the verification signal, an output unit for outputting an enable signal, and an electronic release system constructed at least partly from active and/or passive organic components, which electronic release system checks whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding.
The invention makes it possible to provide security features which both afford a high degree of security against forgery and can be produced cost-effectively and can be checked for their authenticity with little expenditure in terms of time and costs. The checking of the security elements is configured in a particularly simple manner in this case. For example, it is not necessary to check a serial number that is output by the security element and, under certain circumstances, comprises a multiplicity of numerals. The checking of the security feature is feasible with little outlay, even for the layperson. The security element comprises a flexible, multilayer film body with active and/or passive organic components, so that imitation of the security feature by means of generally accessible technologies, for example by means of electronic circuits based on silicon technology, is only feasible with high outlay or at least immediately recognizable.
Furthermore, the invention affords the possibility by increasing the complexity of the verification device, of improving the security against forgery afterward without making changes in the security elements, for example by checking the reaction of the security element to changes in the verification signal.
Consequently, increasing protection against forgeries does not necessitate replacing a multiplicity of security elements that are already in circulation.
Furthermore, it is thereby possible to realize a gradated checking of the security feature depending on the respective requirements.
Advantageous configurations of the invention are presented in the subclaims.
The verification device can additionally be provided with sensor-technological elements for detecting influences such as pressure, temperature, moisture.
It is particularly advantageous if an optical output unit for outputting an optical enable signal is used as the output unit. The output unit has, by way of example, one or more electrochromic elements, thermochromic elements, electrophoretic elements or liquid crystalline elements (liquid crystal = LC) or organic light emitting diodes. The enable signal can thus be detected directly and unambiguously by the observer. Furthermore, it is also possible for the enable signal to be conveyed to the user acoustically or via the sense of touch for example by means of a piezoelement or a loudspeaker, olfactorily (e.g. sense of smell) or thermally (cooling or heating element).
Furthermore, there is the possibility of outputting the enable signal as machine-readable information that can be detected by the verification device. It is possible, for example, to output as the enable signal an electromagnetic signal that can be detected by a receiver (antenna, photosensor,...) of the verification device. An outputting of an electrical signal via conductive contacts is likewise possible. Furthermore, the abovementioned embodiment variants can be combined with one another.
The receiving unit of the security element preferably has an antenna structure comprising a structured electrically conductive layer for receiving the electromagnetic verification signal. In this case, the antenna structure is adapted in terms of its size and shaping to the coupling method and frequency range used by the verification signal. Furthermore, it is possible in this case, too, to provide two or more antennas for example for different frequencies. Frequency ranges that can be used are e.g. 125-135 MHz, 13-14 MHz, 6-8 MHz, 20-40 MHz, 860-950 MHz or 1.7-2.5 GHz. The electromagnetic coupling can be effected inductively, capacitively or by dipole interaction; this depends on the transmitter, the antenna and the distance between transmitter and antenna. RF sources used may be transmitters specially constructed for this or else RFID transmitters, mobile radio terminals, radio interfaces, RF television signals, and also infrared (IR) and UV sources.
Furthermore, it is also possible for the electromagnetic verification signal to lie in the range of visible light, in the infrared range or W range, and for the receiving unit to be provided with corresponding sensors, for example a photodiode or solar cell, for receiving such electromagnetic radiation. Preferably, such sensors are at least partly constructed from organic layers.
The electronic release system preferably comprises one or more layers that comprise layers composed of organically conductive and/or semiconducting materials and are produced by printing technology. In this case, the electronic release system preferably comprises passive organic components, for example organic diodes, and also active organic components, for example organic field effect transistors or organic memory elements.
In one preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the electronic release system checks the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the signal corresponds to the specific coding. In the simplest case, for this purpose, the electronic release system checks the frequency and/or the amplitude of the received signal in respect of whether it corresponds to a predetermined value. In the simplest case, therefore, the coding is provided solely by a specific largely fixed RF carrier frequency. Thus, the electronic release system determines, for example by means of a bandpass filter and a window discriminator connected downstream, whether the received signal has signal components (of a predetermined field strength) in a predetermined frequency range. By connecting a plurality of such circuits in parallel, which, under certain circumstances, are connected to one another by means of a logic gate, it is possible to check the presence of complex signal waveforms using organic components.
Furthermore, it is possible for the electronic release system to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of the direction from which the signal impinges on the security element, and to drive the output unit for outputting the enable signal only when the signal received by the receiving unit impinges on the security element from a predetermined direction. It is thus possible, for example, for the receiving unit to have a plurality of antenna structures which are arranged in a phased array arrangement and are connected to the electronic release system. After evaluation of the signals received by the various antenna structures, it is possible for the e'lectronic release system to determine the direction of incidence of the verification signal. The enable signal is output only when the security element is held in a specific position with respect to the verif.ication device. If the .security element is rotated, for example, then an organic light emitting diode or any other output element that outputs an enable signal lights up only at a specific angular position with respect to the verification device.
In accordance with a further advantageous exemplary embodiment of the invention, the enable signal is output only when a predetermined combination of different types of input signals that can be detected is present. The verification signal thus comprises a specific combination of different types of input signals, for example RF + light, light + pressure or RF, IR + temperature. The electronic release system checks the combination of the input signals in respect of whether or not it contains the specific coding, e.g.
the specific combination, and drives the output unit accordingly.
In accordance with a further preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the electronic release system checks the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the change in the signal waveform of the signal corresponds to the specific coding. Thus, the electronic release system checks, by way of example, whether the change in the frequency, the phase and/or the amplitude of the received signal corresponds to predetermined values. By way of example, the electronic release system determines, by means of the assembly described above, at specific time intervals, the signal strength in specific frequency bands, compares the latter with specific threshold values and stores the signal thus obtained in a shift register serving as a buffer. By comparing the signal pattern stored in the shift register with a signal pattern stored in an organic memory, it is then determined ,whether the change in the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to the specific coding.
Furthermore, it is also possible for the electronic release system to demodulate the signal received by the receiving unit and to check a code word contained in the demodulated signal in respect of whether it corresponds to the specific coding. The signal received by the receiving unit is thus fed to a low-pass filter, for example, converted into a binary signal and compared with a predetermined code stored in an organic memory.
The security element furthermore has a power supply unit for feeding the electronic release system and the output unit. The power supply unit comprises, by way of example, a battery, a solar cell, or else an antenna with downstream rectification and storage capacitor for coupling in radiated-in HF power (HF = High Frequency).
Furthermore, different power supply units can also be combined, e.g. rechargeable batteries with solar cells.
It is advantageous in this case to integrate all these elements in the multilayer film body.
Furthermore, it is also possible for the security element optionally to have a sensor unit by means of which, by way of example, pressure, temperature or moisture are detected and fed as input signal to the electronic release system. The enable signal is then also emitted in a manner dependent on the values determined by said sensors.
The invention is explained below by way of example on the basis of a plurality of exemplary embodiments with the aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows a schematic illustration of an identification system according to the invention with a verification device and a security element.
Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the security element according to Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows a schematic illustration of the construction of a security element according to the invention.
Figure 1 shows an identification system comprising a verification device 1, comprising an object 2 to be safeguarded, and comprising a security element 3.
The object 2 to be safeguarded is a security document such as, for example, an ID document or a banknote, a product, a product packaging or product wrapping. The security element 3 is applied to the object 2 to be safeguarded for example by hot embossing, lining, adhesive bonding or laminating. The security element 3 is thus applied for example to a carrier material of the object to be safeguarded or to the product surface itself, for example to paper, cardboard, coated paper, a plastic, a plastic film e.g. made of polyester or PVC, or a coated film. Furthermore, it is also possible for the security element 3 to be integrated into the object to be safeguarded, for example by laminating the security element in between two plastic layers of the object to be safeguarded.
The security element 3 comprises a multilayer, flexible film body comprising one or more electrical functional layers. The electrical functional layers of the film body comprise (organically) conductive layers, organically semiconducting layers, and/or organic insulator layers, which are arranged one above another, at least partly in structured form. Alongside said electrical functional layers, the multilayer film body optionally also comprises one or more carrier layers, protective layers, decorative layers, adhesion promoting layers or adhesive layers.
The electrically conductive functional layers preferably comprise a conductive, structured metallization, preferably made of gold or silver.
However, provision may also be made for forming sai.d functional layers from an inorganic electrically conductive material, for example indium tin oxide, or a conductive polymer, for example polyaniline or polypyrrole.
The organic semiconducting functional layers comprise for example conjugated polymers such as polythiophenes, polythienylene vinylenes or polyfluorene derivatives, which are applied from solution by spin-coating, blade coating or printing. So-called "small molecules", that is to say oligomers such as sexithiophene or pentacene, which are vapor-deposited by means of a vacuum technique are also suitable as organic semiconductor layer. These organic layers are preferably applied already in a partially structured manner or in a manner structured in patterned fashion by means of a printing method (intaglio printing., screen printing, pad printing). For this purpose, the organic materials provided for the layers are formed as soluble polymers, where the term polymer in this case, as already described further above, also includes oligomers and "small molecules".
The verification device 1 has a transmitting device 11, which emits an electromagnetic verification signal 4 containing a specific coding. The verification device 1 may be a specific device developed for checking the authenticity of the security element 3. However, it is also possible for the verification device to be a device that is only additionally used for this purpose.
Thus, the verification device 1 may be, by way of example, a mobile radio terminal, computer or PDA (=
Personal Digital Assistant). In this case, the transmitting device is formed by a GSM/UMTS transceiver or a transceiver for a radio interface for the near range, for example Bluetooth.
As a result of the interaction of the electrical functional layers of the security element 3, the electrical functions of the security element 3 that are described below with reference to Figure 2 are provided when the electromagnetic verification signal 4 impinges on the security element 3.
Figure 2 shows an electrical-functional schematic illustration of the security element 3 with various electrical functional groups 31 to 35 implemented in the security element 3.
As indicated in Figure 2, the functional groups 31 to 35 preferably form separate systems that are connected to one another via electrical contact points.
The electrical functional group 31 is a receiving unit 31 for receiving the verification signal 4. If an RF
signal is used as the verification signal 4, then the functional group 31 comprises an antenna structure adapted to the frequency range and the intended coupling method of the verification signal 4. Said antenna structure is formed by one or more structured, electrically conductive layers or layer regions of the multilayer flexible film body.
The electrical functional group 34 has one or more sensors that detect additional input signals. In this case, said sensors detect for example pressure, temperature, visible light, UV radiation or IR
radiation and forward an electrical signal that represents the detected quantities to the functional group 34. The functional group 34 could also be dispensed with.
The electrical functional group 35 is a power supply unit. The electrical functional group 35 can also be dispensed with if the power of the verification signal 4 that is coupled into the functional group 31 is used for operating the rest of the functional groups 32, 33 and, under certain circumstances, 34.
The electrical functional group 33 is an output unit 33 for outputting an enable signal. The functional group 33 preferably comprises an electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophosphorescent element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode, which output an optical enable signal in response to a corresponding electrical input signal. The electrical functional group 33 is thus generally formed by three or more layers or layer regions of the flexible multilayer film body that lie one above another and comprise two structured electrically conductive electrode layers and at least one optically active layer lying in between. In this case, it is also possible for the electrical functional group 33 to have two or more interconnected elements of this type. In addition, the functional group 33 can also have a piezoelement for generating a sound signal or a signal that can be detected by tactile means, and/or an element for generating a signal that can be detected thermally or by the sense of smell.
The electrical functional group 32 is an electronic release system comprising one or more active and/or passive, interconnected organic components. The electrical functional group 32 is thus formed by at least three layers or layer regions of the flexible multilayer film body that lie one above another and have at least two structured electrically conductive electrode layers and at least one electrical functional layer lying in between. One or more active and/or passive, interconnected organic components are thereby formed. In this case, the electronic release system preferably comprises passive.organic components, for example organic diodes, and also active organic components, for example organic field effect transistors or organic memory elements.
The electronic release system realized by the interconnection of the electrical components of the functional group 32 checks whether or not a signal received by the functional group 31 contains the specific coding, and drives the functional group 33 for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the functional group 31 contains the specific coding.
In the simplest case, the functional group 32 together with the functional group 31 forms a selective resonant circuit which is formed by an antenna and an organic capacitor and which can only be excited with an entirely specific frequency/frequency bandwidth. For the case of the suitable frequency, an optical element of the functional group is altered by current or voltage applied by the functional group 33. Preferably, the optical element is in this case altered by a DC
current or a DC voltage, which are generated by organic components, e.g. an organic diode. In this case, the functional group 32 can furthermore have an organic field effect transistor which is connected up as a window discriminator and which drives the functional group 32. In this case, said organic field effect transistor can furthermore be connected to one or more upstream organic components that realize a further bandpass filter, to an additional coupling antenna serving for power supply or selection of further frequencies, or to some other power supply.
Figure 3 shows a schematic illustration of a further electrical-functional configuration of the security element 3.
Figure 3 shows a transmitting device 5, a verification signal 5 and a plurality of electrical components 61 to 66 that are connected to one another and implemented by the interaction of the electrical functional layers of the multilayer film body. The illustration chosen in Figure 3 indicates the spatial arrangement of these electrical components with respect to a vertical sectional plane of the multilayer film body.
The component 61 is an antenna. The component 62 is an organic capacitor . The components 63 and 64 form an organic rectifier having e.g. an organic diode and an organic field effect transistor. The component 65 is an organic circuit element that implements a logic operation.
As indicated in Figure 3, the signal waveform, here the amplitude, of the electromagnetic signal emitted by the transmitting device 5 onto the security element changes.
The selective resonant circuit formed by the components 61 and 62 is designed in such a way that it can be excited by the transmitter 5 only with a specific frequency or within a specific, narrowly limited frequency band. The voltage present at the resonant circuit is tapped off via the organic rectifier and fed to the organic circuit element 65. The specific code word that is contained in the signal 7 in coded fashion by means of amplitude modulation is checked by the organic circuit element 65 in respect of whether it corresponds to a predetermined code word preferably stored in an organic memory. This checking is preferably realized by means of a shift register and a comparator - connected to the latter and the organic memory - with an organic field effect transistor that is connected downstream and functions as a driver. If this is the case, then a current or a voltage is applied to the component 66, which is an optical element. By virtue of the applied current or the applied voltage, the optical properties of the component 66 change, such that an enable signal discernible to the user is coded into the light reflected by the component 66.
It is known to provide merchandize, articles or security documents with information that can be read out electronically, by means of so-called RFID
transponders (RFID = Radio Frequency Identification).
Usually, such RFID transponders essentially comprise two components, an antenna and a silicon chip. Antenna and silicon chip are mounted on a common carrier substrate and electrically connected to one another by means of contact-connection. The RF carrier (RF - Radio Frequency) transmitted by the base station is fed back to the base station and an item of identification information is modulated onto the fed-back signal.
Furthermore, DE 101 41 440 Cl describes an RFID
transponder constructed - with the exception of the antenna - substantially from organic components.
The carrier signal emitted by a base station is coupled into an antenna resonant circuit of the RFID
transponder and the induced voltage is then rectified.
The rectified voltage supplies a logic IC of the RFID
transponder that drives a modulation transistor. The modulation transistor is driven by the logic IC with a bit sequence representing the identification information, so that the attenuation of the resonant circuit is modulated according to the binary signal.
The antenna's radiating behavior that changes as a result of this is detected by the base station and acquired as response signal of the RFID transponder.
Organic circuits are significantly slower than conventional silicon-based circuits since organic semiconductors generally have lower charge carrier mobility than silicon and organic field effect transistors are based on the principle of charge carrier accumulation rather than on the principle of charge carrier inversion, which results in a lower switching speed in comparison with silicon transistors and a different switching behavior (e.g. unsuitability for AC voltage). This restricts the area of application of electronic circuits composed of organic components and demands novel circuit concepts - in comparison with conventional circuits based on silicon technology.
WO 00/07151 furthermore describes the application of RFID technology for safeguarding valuable documents, for example banknotes, checks, share certificates and the like. The output signal emitted by the RFID
transponder and containing the items of identification information constitutes an authenticity feature and is checked in order to check the authenticity of the security document. The output signal emitted by the RFID transponder when the carrier frequency is coupled in contains e.g. the individual serial number of the security document, which is furthermore also printed on the security document. By checking these two items of information, it is ascertained whether or not the security document is a forgery.
EP 1 134 694 Al likewise describes the application of a transponder to a security document. In this case, too, the transponder serves as a feature for identifying forgeries or for locating the document.
Furthermore WO 03/057501 Al describes applying an electronic circuit to a valuable or security document, at least one element of the electronic circuit being printed onto the valuable or security document. In this case, this imprint can be effected by means of electrically conductive printing inks.
_ 3 -In this case, the electronic circuit has a power sOurce in the form of a printed battery, solar cell or an antenna. The electronic circuit furthermore has an output device, for example an LED.
An apparatus for checking the valuable or security document detects the properties of the field emitted by said output device, compares the properties with predefined properties and thus determines whether or not the valuable or security document is genuine.
In a manner similar to that in the above-described application of an RFID transponder on a security document, an identification signal emitted by the security document is thus checked for the purpose of determining the authenticity of the security document.
In this case, what is disadvantageous about such methods is that checking the authenticity of the security documents can only be carried out with technically complicated apparatuses.
The invention is based on the object of specifying an improved identification system, in particular for identifying the authenticity of security documents.
This object is achieved by a security element in the form of a flexible, multilayer film body, which security element has a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device, an output unit for outputting an enable signal and an electronic release system constructed at least partly from active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured in such a way that it checks whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding. This object is furthermore achieved by an identification system comprising a verification device and at least one security element in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, in which the verification device is provided with a transmitting device for emitting an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding, and the security element has a receiving unit for receiving the verification signal, an output unit for outputting an enable signal, and an electronic release system constructed at least partly from active and/or passive organic components, which electronic release system checks whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding.
The invention makes it possible to provide security features which both afford a high degree of security against forgery and can be produced cost-effectively and can be checked for their authenticity with little expenditure in terms of time and costs. The checking of the security elements is configured in a particularly simple manner in this case. For example, it is not necessary to check a serial number that is output by the security element and, under certain circumstances, comprises a multiplicity of numerals. The checking of the security feature is feasible with little outlay, even for the layperson. The security element comprises a flexible, multilayer film body with active and/or passive organic components, so that imitation of the security feature by means of generally accessible technologies, for example by means of electronic circuits based on silicon technology, is only feasible with high outlay or at least immediately recognizable.
Furthermore, the invention affords the possibility by increasing the complexity of the verification device, of improving the security against forgery afterward without making changes in the security elements, for example by checking the reaction of the security element to changes in the verification signal.
Consequently, increasing protection against forgeries does not necessitate replacing a multiplicity of security elements that are already in circulation.
Furthermore, it is thereby possible to realize a gradated checking of the security feature depending on the respective requirements.
Advantageous configurations of the invention are presented in the subclaims.
The verification device can additionally be provided with sensor-technological elements for detecting influences such as pressure, temperature, moisture.
It is particularly advantageous if an optical output unit for outputting an optical enable signal is used as the output unit. The output unit has, by way of example, one or more electrochromic elements, thermochromic elements, electrophoretic elements or liquid crystalline elements (liquid crystal = LC) or organic light emitting diodes. The enable signal can thus be detected directly and unambiguously by the observer. Furthermore, it is also possible for the enable signal to be conveyed to the user acoustically or via the sense of touch for example by means of a piezoelement or a loudspeaker, olfactorily (e.g. sense of smell) or thermally (cooling or heating element).
Furthermore, there is the possibility of outputting the enable signal as machine-readable information that can be detected by the verification device. It is possible, for example, to output as the enable signal an electromagnetic signal that can be detected by a receiver (antenna, photosensor,...) of the verification device. An outputting of an electrical signal via conductive contacts is likewise possible. Furthermore, the abovementioned embodiment variants can be combined with one another.
The receiving unit of the security element preferably has an antenna structure comprising a structured electrically conductive layer for receiving the electromagnetic verification signal. In this case, the antenna structure is adapted in terms of its size and shaping to the coupling method and frequency range used by the verification signal. Furthermore, it is possible in this case, too, to provide two or more antennas for example for different frequencies. Frequency ranges that can be used are e.g. 125-135 MHz, 13-14 MHz, 6-8 MHz, 20-40 MHz, 860-950 MHz or 1.7-2.5 GHz. The electromagnetic coupling can be effected inductively, capacitively or by dipole interaction; this depends on the transmitter, the antenna and the distance between transmitter and antenna. RF sources used may be transmitters specially constructed for this or else RFID transmitters, mobile radio terminals, radio interfaces, RF television signals, and also infrared (IR) and UV sources.
Furthermore, it is also possible for the electromagnetic verification signal to lie in the range of visible light, in the infrared range or W range, and for the receiving unit to be provided with corresponding sensors, for example a photodiode or solar cell, for receiving such electromagnetic radiation. Preferably, such sensors are at least partly constructed from organic layers.
The electronic release system preferably comprises one or more layers that comprise layers composed of organically conductive and/or semiconducting materials and are produced by printing technology. In this case, the electronic release system preferably comprises passive organic components, for example organic diodes, and also active organic components, for example organic field effect transistors or organic memory elements.
In one preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the electronic release system checks the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the signal corresponds to the specific coding. In the simplest case, for this purpose, the electronic release system checks the frequency and/or the amplitude of the received signal in respect of whether it corresponds to a predetermined value. In the simplest case, therefore, the coding is provided solely by a specific largely fixed RF carrier frequency. Thus, the electronic release system determines, for example by means of a bandpass filter and a window discriminator connected downstream, whether the received signal has signal components (of a predetermined field strength) in a predetermined frequency range. By connecting a plurality of such circuits in parallel, which, under certain circumstances, are connected to one another by means of a logic gate, it is possible to check the presence of complex signal waveforms using organic components.
Furthermore, it is possible for the electronic release system to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of the direction from which the signal impinges on the security element, and to drive the output unit for outputting the enable signal only when the signal received by the receiving unit impinges on the security element from a predetermined direction. It is thus possible, for example, for the receiving unit to have a plurality of antenna structures which are arranged in a phased array arrangement and are connected to the electronic release system. After evaluation of the signals received by the various antenna structures, it is possible for the e'lectronic release system to determine the direction of incidence of the verification signal. The enable signal is output only when the security element is held in a specific position with respect to the verif.ication device. If the .security element is rotated, for example, then an organic light emitting diode or any other output element that outputs an enable signal lights up only at a specific angular position with respect to the verification device.
In accordance with a further advantageous exemplary embodiment of the invention, the enable signal is output only when a predetermined combination of different types of input signals that can be detected is present. The verification signal thus comprises a specific combination of different types of input signals, for example RF + light, light + pressure or RF, IR + temperature. The electronic release system checks the combination of the input signals in respect of whether or not it contains the specific coding, e.g.
the specific combination, and drives the output unit accordingly.
In accordance with a further preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, the electronic release system checks the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the change in the signal waveform of the signal corresponds to the specific coding. Thus, the electronic release system checks, by way of example, whether the change in the frequency, the phase and/or the amplitude of the received signal corresponds to predetermined values. By way of example, the electronic release system determines, by means of the assembly described above, at specific time intervals, the signal strength in specific frequency bands, compares the latter with specific threshold values and stores the signal thus obtained in a shift register serving as a buffer. By comparing the signal pattern stored in the shift register with a signal pattern stored in an organic memory, it is then determined ,whether the change in the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to the specific coding.
Furthermore, it is also possible for the electronic release system to demodulate the signal received by the receiving unit and to check a code word contained in the demodulated signal in respect of whether it corresponds to the specific coding. The signal received by the receiving unit is thus fed to a low-pass filter, for example, converted into a binary signal and compared with a predetermined code stored in an organic memory.
The security element furthermore has a power supply unit for feeding the electronic release system and the output unit. The power supply unit comprises, by way of example, a battery, a solar cell, or else an antenna with downstream rectification and storage capacitor for coupling in radiated-in HF power (HF = High Frequency).
Furthermore, different power supply units can also be combined, e.g. rechargeable batteries with solar cells.
It is advantageous in this case to integrate all these elements in the multilayer film body.
Furthermore, it is also possible for the security element optionally to have a sensor unit by means of which, by way of example, pressure, temperature or moisture are detected and fed as input signal to the electronic release system. The enable signal is then also emitted in a manner dependent on the values determined by said sensors.
The invention is explained below by way of example on the basis of a plurality of exemplary embodiments with the aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 shows a schematic illustration of an identification system according to the invention with a verification device and a security element.
Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the security element according to Figure 3.
Figure 3 shows a schematic illustration of the construction of a security element according to the invention.
Figure 1 shows an identification system comprising a verification device 1, comprising an object 2 to be safeguarded, and comprising a security element 3.
The object 2 to be safeguarded is a security document such as, for example, an ID document or a banknote, a product, a product packaging or product wrapping. The security element 3 is applied to the object 2 to be safeguarded for example by hot embossing, lining, adhesive bonding or laminating. The security element 3 is thus applied for example to a carrier material of the object to be safeguarded or to the product surface itself, for example to paper, cardboard, coated paper, a plastic, a plastic film e.g. made of polyester or PVC, or a coated film. Furthermore, it is also possible for the security element 3 to be integrated into the object to be safeguarded, for example by laminating the security element in between two plastic layers of the object to be safeguarded.
The security element 3 comprises a multilayer, flexible film body comprising one or more electrical functional layers. The electrical functional layers of the film body comprise (organically) conductive layers, organically semiconducting layers, and/or organic insulator layers, which are arranged one above another, at least partly in structured form. Alongside said electrical functional layers, the multilayer film body optionally also comprises one or more carrier layers, protective layers, decorative layers, adhesion promoting layers or adhesive layers.
The electrically conductive functional layers preferably comprise a conductive, structured metallization, preferably made of gold or silver.
However, provision may also be made for forming sai.d functional layers from an inorganic electrically conductive material, for example indium tin oxide, or a conductive polymer, for example polyaniline or polypyrrole.
The organic semiconducting functional layers comprise for example conjugated polymers such as polythiophenes, polythienylene vinylenes or polyfluorene derivatives, which are applied from solution by spin-coating, blade coating or printing. So-called "small molecules", that is to say oligomers such as sexithiophene or pentacene, which are vapor-deposited by means of a vacuum technique are also suitable as organic semiconductor layer. These organic layers are preferably applied already in a partially structured manner or in a manner structured in patterned fashion by means of a printing method (intaglio printing., screen printing, pad printing). For this purpose, the organic materials provided for the layers are formed as soluble polymers, where the term polymer in this case, as already described further above, also includes oligomers and "small molecules".
The verification device 1 has a transmitting device 11, which emits an electromagnetic verification signal 4 containing a specific coding. The verification device 1 may be a specific device developed for checking the authenticity of the security element 3. However, it is also possible for the verification device to be a device that is only additionally used for this purpose.
Thus, the verification device 1 may be, by way of example, a mobile radio terminal, computer or PDA (=
Personal Digital Assistant). In this case, the transmitting device is formed by a GSM/UMTS transceiver or a transceiver for a radio interface for the near range, for example Bluetooth.
As a result of the interaction of the electrical functional layers of the security element 3, the electrical functions of the security element 3 that are described below with reference to Figure 2 are provided when the electromagnetic verification signal 4 impinges on the security element 3.
Figure 2 shows an electrical-functional schematic illustration of the security element 3 with various electrical functional groups 31 to 35 implemented in the security element 3.
As indicated in Figure 2, the functional groups 31 to 35 preferably form separate systems that are connected to one another via electrical contact points.
The electrical functional group 31 is a receiving unit 31 for receiving the verification signal 4. If an RF
signal is used as the verification signal 4, then the functional group 31 comprises an antenna structure adapted to the frequency range and the intended coupling method of the verification signal 4. Said antenna structure is formed by one or more structured, electrically conductive layers or layer regions of the multilayer flexible film body.
The electrical functional group 34 has one or more sensors that detect additional input signals. In this case, said sensors detect for example pressure, temperature, visible light, UV radiation or IR
radiation and forward an electrical signal that represents the detected quantities to the functional group 34. The functional group 34 could also be dispensed with.
The electrical functional group 35 is a power supply unit. The electrical functional group 35 can also be dispensed with if the power of the verification signal 4 that is coupled into the functional group 31 is used for operating the rest of the functional groups 32, 33 and, under certain circumstances, 34.
The electrical functional group 33 is an output unit 33 for outputting an enable signal. The functional group 33 preferably comprises an electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophosphorescent element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode, which output an optical enable signal in response to a corresponding electrical input signal. The electrical functional group 33 is thus generally formed by three or more layers or layer regions of the flexible multilayer film body that lie one above another and comprise two structured electrically conductive electrode layers and at least one optically active layer lying in between. In this case, it is also possible for the electrical functional group 33 to have two or more interconnected elements of this type. In addition, the functional group 33 can also have a piezoelement for generating a sound signal or a signal that can be detected by tactile means, and/or an element for generating a signal that can be detected thermally or by the sense of smell.
The electrical functional group 32 is an electronic release system comprising one or more active and/or passive, interconnected organic components. The electrical functional group 32 is thus formed by at least three layers or layer regions of the flexible multilayer film body that lie one above another and have at least two structured electrically conductive electrode layers and at least one electrical functional layer lying in between. One or more active and/or passive, interconnected organic components are thereby formed. In this case, the electronic release system preferably comprises passive.organic components, for example organic diodes, and also active organic components, for example organic field effect transistors or organic memory elements.
The electronic release system realized by the interconnection of the electrical components of the functional group 32 checks whether or not a signal received by the functional group 31 contains the specific coding, and drives the functional group 33 for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the functional group 31 contains the specific coding.
In the simplest case, the functional group 32 together with the functional group 31 forms a selective resonant circuit which is formed by an antenna and an organic capacitor and which can only be excited with an entirely specific frequency/frequency bandwidth. For the case of the suitable frequency, an optical element of the functional group is altered by current or voltage applied by the functional group 33. Preferably, the optical element is in this case altered by a DC
current or a DC voltage, which are generated by organic components, e.g. an organic diode. In this case, the functional group 32 can furthermore have an organic field effect transistor which is connected up as a window discriminator and which drives the functional group 32. In this case, said organic field effect transistor can furthermore be connected to one or more upstream organic components that realize a further bandpass filter, to an additional coupling antenna serving for power supply or selection of further frequencies, or to some other power supply.
Figure 3 shows a schematic illustration of a further electrical-functional configuration of the security element 3.
Figure 3 shows a transmitting device 5, a verification signal 5 and a plurality of electrical components 61 to 66 that are connected to one another and implemented by the interaction of the electrical functional layers of the multilayer film body. The illustration chosen in Figure 3 indicates the spatial arrangement of these electrical components with respect to a vertical sectional plane of the multilayer film body.
The component 61 is an antenna. The component 62 is an organic capacitor . The components 63 and 64 form an organic rectifier having e.g. an organic diode and an organic field effect transistor. The component 65 is an organic circuit element that implements a logic operation.
As indicated in Figure 3, the signal waveform, here the amplitude, of the electromagnetic signal emitted by the transmitting device 5 onto the security element changes.
The selective resonant circuit formed by the components 61 and 62 is designed in such a way that it can be excited by the transmitter 5 only with a specific frequency or within a specific, narrowly limited frequency band. The voltage present at the resonant circuit is tapped off via the organic rectifier and fed to the organic circuit element 65. The specific code word that is contained in the signal 7 in coded fashion by means of amplitude modulation is checked by the organic circuit element 65 in respect of whether it corresponds to a predetermined code word preferably stored in an organic memory. This checking is preferably realized by means of a shift register and a comparator - connected to the latter and the organic memory - with an organic field effect transistor that is connected downstream and functions as a driver. If this is the case, then a current or a voltage is applied to the component 66, which is an optical element. By virtue of the applied current or the applied voltage, the optical properties of the component 66 change, such that an enable signal discernible to the user is coded into the light reflected by the component 66.
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1. A security element in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal; and an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of the direction from which the signal impinges on the security element, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit impinges on the security element from a predetermined direction.
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal; and an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of the direction from which the signal impinges on the security element, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit impinges on the security element from a predetermined direction.
2. The security element as claimed in claim 1 wherein the output unit has a piezoelement for generating a sound signal or a signal that can be detected by a tactile device.
3. The security element as claimed in claim 1, wherein the output unit is configured for generating a signal that can be detected thermally or by the sense of smell.
4. The security element as claimed in claim 1 wherein the receiving unit comprises an antenna structure comprising a structured electrically conductive layer for receiving the electromagnetic verification signal.
5. The security element as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic release system is configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to a specific coding comprising the frequency and/or the amplitude of the signal of a predetermined value.
6. The security element as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic release system comprises one or more layers that are composed of organic conductive and/or semiconducting materials and are produced by printing technology.
7. The security element as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving unit, the output unit and the electronic release system form separate systems that are connected to one another via electrical contact points.
8. An identification system, comprising: a verification device with a transmitting unit for emitting an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding; and at least one security element in the form of a flexible, multilayer film body, which security element contains a receiving unit for receiving the verification signal, an output unit for outputting an enable signal and an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured in such a way that it checks whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode.
9. A security element in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal; and an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the electronic release system is configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the change in the signal waveform of the signal corresponds to the specific coding comprising a change in the frequency, phase and/or the amplitude of the signal corresponding to predetermined values.
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal; and an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the electronic release system is configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the change in the signal waveform of the signal corresponds to the specific coding comprising a change in the frequency, phase and/or the amplitude of the signal corresponding to predetermined values.
10. The security element as claimed in claim 9 wherein the output unit has a piezoelement for generating a sound signal or a signal that can be detected by a tactile device.
11. The security element as claimed in claim 10 wherein the electronic release system is configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to a specific coding comprising the frequency and/or the amplitude of the signal of a predetermined value.
12. The security element as claimed in claim 10 wherein the electronic release system comprises one or more layers that are composed of organic conductive and/or semiconducting materials and are produced by printing technology.
13. A security element in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal;
an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode; wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether a code word contained in the modulated signal corresponds to the specific coding as to whether said code word matches a predetermined code word stored in a memory of the security element; and wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to a specific coding comprising the frequency and/or the amplitude of the signal of a predetermined value.
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal;
an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode; wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether a code word contained in the modulated signal corresponds to the specific coding as to whether said code word matches a predetermined code word stored in a memory of the security element; and wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to a specific coding comprising the frequency and/or the amplitude of the signal of a predetermined value.
14. The security element as claimed in claim 13 wherein the output unit has a piezoelement for generating a sound signal or a signal that can be detected by a tactile device.
15. The security element as claimed in claim 13 wherein the electronic release system comprises one or more layers that are composed of organic conductive and/or semiconducting materials and are produced by printing technology.
16. A security element in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal;
an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the security element includes a power unit for applying power to said output unit and electronic release system; and wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to a specific coding comprising the frequency and/or the amplitude of the signal of a predetermined value.
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal;
an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the security element includes a power unit for applying power to said output unit and electronic release system; and wherein the electronic release system is further configured to check the signal received by the receiving unit in respect of whether the signal waveform of the received signal corresponds to a specific coding comprising the frequency and/or the amplitude of the signal of a predetermined value.
17. The security element as claimed in claim 16 wherein the output unit has a piezoelement for generating a sound signal or a signal that can be detected by a tactile device.
18. The security element as claimed in claim 16 wherein the electronic release system comprises one or more layers that are composed of organic conductive and/or semiconducting materials and are produced by printing technology.
19. A security element in the form of a flexible multilayer film body, comprising:
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal; and an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the security element includes a sensor unit for sensing any one of a plurality of different parameters and feeding the sensed parameter as an input to the release system.
a receiving unit for receiving an electromagnetic verification signal containing a specific coding from a verification device;
an output unit for outputting an enable signal; and an electronic release system having active and/or passive organic components, wherein the electronic release system is configured to check whether or not a signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and drives the output unit for outputting the enable signal if the signal received by the receiving unit contains the specific coding, and in that the output unit has at least one electrochromic element, a thermochromic element, an electroluminescent element, an electrophoretic element, a liquid crystal element or an organic light emitting diode;
wherein the security element includes a sensor unit for sensing any one of a plurality of different parameters and feeding the sensed parameter as an input to the release system.
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